Quantitative contrast-enhanced ultrasonography of canine spleen

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 104-108

  Nakamura, Kensuke ^a   Sasaki, Noboru ^a   Yoshikawa, Muneyoshi ^a   Ohta, Hiroshi ^a   Hwang, Shiang Jyi ^a   Mimura, Takahiro ^a   Yamasaki, Masahiro ^a   Takiguchi, Mitsuyoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast enhanced ultrasonography; Dog; Quantitative study; Sonazoid ; Spleen

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FERRIC ION; IRON; NYCOMED; OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; SPLEEN; SPLEEN DISEASE; TIME;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; IRON; KIDNEY DISEASES; KINETICS; OXIDES; SPLEEN; SPLENIC DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 58049182767     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: 17408261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2008.01499.x     Document Type: Article

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